The Wyoming legislature has an opportunity to support parental rights by passing HJ 3. Parental rights are an important foundation to defending our homeschooling freedoms. Supreme Court cases and international treaties continue to pose a serious threat to parental rights in the United States. Wyoming citizens have the opportunity to voice their support for an amendment to the federal Constitution protecting parental rights.

HJ 3 is a joint resolution that would call on the Congress of the United States to pass a parental rights amendment and send it to the states for ratification. Five other states have already passed a similar resolution. However, because this year is a budget year for the Wyoming legislature a two-thirds vote of the legislature is needed to consider HJ 3. Therefore, we need your help today.

HSLDA's Position:

Support.

Parental rights are critical not only to homeschooling freedom, but to all Americans. While Supreme Court cases and United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child pose a serious threat to parental rights in the United States, Wyoming has the opportunity to fight for parental rights.

The right to homeschool is based on parents’ fundamental right to direct the education and upbringing of their children, and HSLDA has been in the center of the fight to preserve these rights for more than 25 years.

While many courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court, have affirmed parental rights in a variety of circumstances, some recent decisions have given reason for concern that recognition of parental responsibility and authority is eroding. Consequently, there is a movement underway to amend the U.S. Constitution to protect this fundamental right. To learn more visit ParentalRights.org.